In his personal statement pertaining to defense spending and foreign affairs, he claimed, "I want America to be the most strongly defended nation in the world, but I oppose our current foreign policy that stretches our troops thin across the globe so we can play world policeman" (Paul). ... Additionally, the Pentagon's budget will shrink by more than $75 billion over the next two years with deeper cuts if sequestration returns in the fiscal year of 2016. ...

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